..but failure to use spoken language appropriately is a form of laziness founded in contempt for others, essentially rudeness itself. I can forgive general sloppiness, let's be honest, we all make a twunt of ourselves occasionally and it would be fairly rude of me to consider someone's linguistic failings something to make fun of but where do you draw the line? If a person wants a question answered it is their responsibility to ensure that it is accurate, not mine. When a child asks a question incorrectly it would be normal to correct them but still answer what you believe they were trying to ask but shouldn't adults be able to communicate simply at least. If we were Korean I imagine it might be different, I believe meaning is attributed by the listener not by the speaker as in English, but we aren't (well i'm not at least).

I'll shut up now.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 9 Apr 2010, 16:56, Reply)